Erik hit 60 pounds!!!

Actually, 62!!! Took new pics of him to share on Facebook and here. He got several comments on Facebook yesterday about how he looks like a totally different person. Well, this morning, he called and told me that he almost didn't make it in to work this morning because the security guard he went through this morning to get in to the site didn't believe that he was the man in the picture on his security badge!!!! LMBO How CRAZY is that????? We'd actually had this conversation 2-3 weeks ago when he was about 50 pounds lost about his driver's license.....which looks even less like him! His badge is actually an older picture from when he worked at Sandia and they just used the same picture. His driver's license is from about last October and closer to what he looked like at the peak of his weight and a stark difference from what he is now! So, needless to say, he was going to go see his supervisor this morning to put in for a new badge picture. lol I'm also going to call the local driver's license place and find out what we need to do to get him a new license. I'm just holding off getting a Tennessee license till I'm happier with my weight period! lol

As for my loss, it's been slow going. I think I actually may have jumped the gun a few pounds early on my 40 lbs loss. The scale was up the very next day and I battled it all week. I am down beyond that now....but it seems it was premature. OOOPS!! lol I actually did get my very first comment/compliment about my weight loss at Church yesterday....so that was nice! :)

Here's Erik's "62" pound loss pics (with his beginning pics). :)

Woohoo!!!! I hit 40 pounds lost!!!

On Saturday, that was! It was a really s-l-o-w week for weight loss, but it finally happened. Finally took some updated pics, since my "beginning" pics. I really wasn't happy at first, because my pics weren't so dramatic. A little bit later, it occurred to me that my shirt was so loose and just hanging straight down from my chest.....so the loss in my mid section was not as apparent in those pictures. So, I had Erik help me pin my shirt back and I was much more pleased with those pics. :) Here's the little collage of my before/current pics we took on Saturday. :)

Incredibly Frustrated Today.....

These little plateaus drive me absolutely freakin' bonkers. It's probably due to the fact that I had a really good loss week last week. But, after the weigh in on Friday at 37.6, I was down to an even 38 on Sunday and the scale has moved exactly .2 since then. AAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!! Today is our 2 month "anniversary" of starting on this diet and I was really hoping to hit the big 4-0 by now. This same thing happened when I was nearing 30 and I swear my scale just loves to torture me. I've been promising pictures to family and friends once I hit 40.....and I'm excited/anxious and a little nervous to see the change in pictures myself. But, alas, I'm still not quite there. :( Of course, the scale keeps moving for Erik and I see from the little calendar we keep track on that he's at 54 pounds now. Yay for him, ACK! for me. *sigh*

HE DID IT! HE DID IT! HE DID IT! HOORAY!!!!!

singing the title in my best "Dora The Explorer" voice. ;) Erik DID IT!!! He hit FIFTY POUNDS lost (on the nose!) this morning!!!! This has been a big week for him. He first entered the "230s" and has now officially lost 50 pounds! He told me earlier this week that he hasn't weighed this little since he was aboard the USS Nebraska in the Navy.....which he left in 2001! So, this is really a big deal! :) Fifty pounds in 8 weeks!! I couldn't be more proud of him for sticking to this and not being crabby (99% of the time!) about it. lol

As for me.......8 weeks is marked with 37.6 pounds lost!!!! Wish I could claim fifty, too. ;) But, I'm very happy with what I've got so far and know that will soon be my claim!
What a fabulous way to start the day and weekend!!!! :)

Will he do it this week??????????

As of today, Erik weighed in at 48.4 lbs lost!!! Will he break FIFTY this week???? Friday will mark 8 weeks on program. Things have definitely slowed down for him lately, but almost 50 pounds in almost 8 weeks is absolutely incredible!!! Will be so exciting to see if he does it! I'm thinking that Father's Day will be bringing a few new wardrobe items. He is absolutely drowning in most of his clothes now! :)

For me, today I'm at 35 pounds lost!!! :) Fortunately, for me, I have a bunch of things in my closet I can still wear. So, I should be good for at least another month. ;)

Week 6+ Update.......

Okay.....so we hit six weeks on Friday. It was Memorial Day Weekend and we were in the Nashville area visiting Erik's parents, so just reporting now. :) Last week was really up and down for me. Was literally a few oz. away from a goal and then went up a pound and a half the next day. I was seriously irritated. lol It was just up and down like that all week and then this weekend, I realized what the problem was when AF reared her ugly head. Dang hormones and water retention!!! But, at least there was an explanation! lol As of this morning, I am down 31 pounds!!!! :) I'm still all bloaty, so I hope that means great things for later in the week on the scale too. ;)

Things have slowed a bit in the last week for Erik. It was bound to happen sooner or later, since he dropped 40 lbs like nothing! He had a 2 lb loss over the last week and is currently sitting at 42 lbs total lost. I'm sure things will start moving for him again....he's just getting a little taste of what I've been going through! ;)

Like I mentioned before, we were visiting Erik's parents this weekend. On Sunday, we went to Church with them and no less than 7 people commented to Erik's Mom on how great she looks and that she's "melting" away! It was really cool to see/hear and I was thrilled for her. :) I just wonder if my loss is apparent to other people yet or when it will be. As I've blogged about before, I've had NO ONE say anything to me. It also could be that we've only lived here 7 months, and that I just don't know people well enough for them to feel like they can comment to me about it. *shrug*